Dating used to be simple. You’d ask someone out, pick them up, then have an anxiety attack when you got to Makeout Point. Now there’s something involving swiping right, or something. That’s why I posed this question last week: Why not let the car do the talking instead? Well, here are 10 pretty great answers.

10. 2003 Jaguar XJR Vanden Plas

This Jaguar XJR Vanden Plas is what happens when you take an English furniture designer from the 19th century and tell him to make a car. It’s so Ye Olde English that it should come with a tweed smoking jacket. It’ll be sure to surprise your date almost immediately, right up until the point when you say that you left your wallet at home.

9. 1959 Nash Metropolitan

If you pick up your date and the first thing they say is “Where’s the rest of it?” with a grin, then you probably have this Nash Metropolitan to thank. Not only is it the quirkiest car you can buy for this price, but it’s actually due to appreciate if you don’t smash it into a Nissan Leaf at your next Pumpkin Spice Anonymous meeting.

8. 1988 BMW 635CSI

This BMW 635CSI can be the subject of nearly countless ice-breakers. Why does it smell like crayons? Was it named after the show, or vice versa? Why does the exhaust exit almost in the center of the rear bumper? Don’t they know that it would drive someone with OCD insane? Why did BMW wait nearly two decades to remake the 6 series? Who wore it better: Bangle or Kardashian? When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, what is it?

7. 1996 Mercedes SL600

When you show up in a Mercedes SL that was designed in the early ‘90s and has a big dog V12, there’s a certain stigma that presents itself. First, that you’re someone that has exquisite taste, and second, you’re a person that can probably afford some Grade A blow.

Whether or not that’s true is up to you, but the car is an awesome starting point for what will hopefully be a fruitful and long lasting relationship. It’s the car that asks everyone, while looking over its shoulder, “D’you guys party?”

6. 1972 Volvo P1800ES

When you show up in a P1800ES, it’s like classic car cheating because it looks every bit as desirable as an E-type or a Gullwing with none of the wallet-destroying qualities that either of those two cars possess. I’ll let The Crazie Kanuckexplain:

1972 Volvo P1800ES. It shows you have an interest in unique cars. It is pleasing to the eye with teal paint/tan interior, it is comfortable. Its not stupid fast, but not 80’s diesel Mercedes Benz slow. It is $6900, you have $8100 to buy hard to find parts when it breaks down. It is a US car from Colorado, so no taxes to pay at the border with it.

5. 1970 Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG S404

When you roll up to a first date with your hands in a cold sweat, it’ll be good to know that no matter what, you won’t have to worry about douchebags on the way to the restaurant because it’s a natural human instinct not to go around poking grizzly bears. This Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG S404 is the only vehicle that could wear the “my other car is a Panzer” bumper sticker and have people take you seriously.

4. 1990 Seat Ibiza

When you roll up in this Seat Ibiza, anything can happen. I’ll let Urambo Tauro explain:

This car is in great shape, and supposedly has nothing at all wrong with it (except that it lacks A/C, and currently resides in Florida). It has a 4-cylinder engine of unspecified displacement and a 5-speed manual, developed with help from Porsche. The seller claims that the car has a clean title and is fully legal in the eyes of DOT, EPA, and DMV.

Yes, it’s a 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC! BIN: $7,995, and that leaves plenty of money for a professional detail because it is filthy in there.

Indeed, indeed! It won’t bore you and your date is gonna love it! Look at it! Sleek and low slung, they won’t know if it’s a sports car or a luxury car, but it will impress on both fronts! The point is to avoid buying something with a badge that a snob is going to be able to recognize, because that’s too easy. You want to get the point across that you have class? BOOM! There you go. You want enough power and size to assert your dominance on the road? I’ve got you covered! You want to make sure the person you’re out with can’t touch the radio or climate controls? They’re tilted quite noticeably in the driver’s direction! It can’t miss!

1. 2000 BMW M Roadster

The BMW M Roadster is a car made specifically for first dates. First, it’s a cramped two seater that makes no apologies for its size, with enough power to make any hairdressing couple in the Miata in the next lane blush. It’s contemporary enough to pique the interest of even the most shrewd iPhone junkie and rare enough that it’ll always be the memorable special occasion car that you’ll take on epic nights out.

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